AEL offers five basic Laboratory Testing Packages to order online:

  1. Private Individual Well Assessment (PIWA) – Metals [Calcium (Ca), Magnesium (Mg), Potassium (K), Iron (Fe), Lead (Pb), and Sodium (Na)], Water Hardness, pH, Alkalinity, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) , Nitrate (NO3), Nitrate (NO2), Fluoride (F), Chloride (Cl), Sulfate (SO4), Chlorine, Total Coliform & Ecoli (Bacteria)
  2. FHA/VA Loan – Nitrate (NO3) & Nitrate (NO2), Total Coliform & Ecoli (Bacteria), and Lead (Pb)
  3. Nitrate (NO3) & Nitrite (NO2) Only
  4. Total Coliform & Ecoli (Bacteria) Only
  5. Lead (Pb) & Nitrate (NO3) Only
  6. Lead (Pb) Only

These are the tests most commonly ordered by private well owners either wanting to determine the basic water quality of their private well or being required for a real-estate transaction such as FHA/VA Loans.

If you are unsure what tests are required for your private well, the EPA and the FDOH offers information available to the public. Here a three very useful website links: EPA Private WellsFDOH Private WellsEPA Drinking Water Regulations